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Who is Vedamurti Devavrat Mahesh Rekhe? Teen Vedic scholar praised by PM Modi

Rekhe is a 19-year-old Vedic scholar from Maharashtra's Ahilya Nagar.
Published on Dec 04, 2025 03:48 pm IST

Gen Alpha's word of the year 6 7 has Millennials stumped — expert explains why

Gen Alpha is reigning the language roost with 67 becoming word of the year — but what does it mean, literally?
Updated on Nov 10, 2025 11:25 am IST

Bangladeshi scholar expelled over clash on serving non-veg on Shivratri

The ABVP said the serving of non-vegetarian food on a fasting day was "insensitive" and disrupted religious harmony.
Updated on Oct 07, 2025 02:01 am IST

Ludhiana: PAU scholar’s research paper adjudged best at national conference

Shrishti Joshi (HT Photo)
Published on Mar 19, 2024 10:52 pm IST

Dr Verma, acclaimed prof of South Asian literature, passes away

Dr Kamal D Verma (Sourced)
Updated on Mar 09, 2024 07:02 am IST

Great Lakes, Chennai launches FPM course, apply here

Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai has launched the the Fellow Programme in Management (FPM) that seeks to help aspiring scholars succeed in the field of research.
Published on Feb 21, 2024 06:28 pm IST

JPS Uberoi: A scholar who lived in a world without borders

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Jitendra Pal Singh Uberoi
Published on Jan 16, 2024 10:15 pm IST

Review: Becoming Baba Saheb by Aakash Singh Rathore

Dr BR Ambedkar (HT Photo)
Updated on Oct 14, 2023 09:02 am IST

Sumit Baudh, queer Dalit scholar: “I felt like an outcaste in more than one way”

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Queer Dalit scholar and author Sumit Baudh (Photo courtesy of Temitayo Fayemi, Emory Law, Office of Communication)
Updated on Sept 07, 2023 12:40 pm IST

Writers pay tributes to Sahitya Akademi award winner Ramesh Kuntal Megh

Ramesh Kuntal Megh (HT file)
Updated on Sept 02, 2023 11:40 pm IST

A significant step to dispel colonial legacy

In effect, at a philosophical level, this is a reassessment of “crime”. Decriminalise the minor and ensure punishment is more severe for the major.
Published on Aug 14, 2023 12:26 am IST

Hari Narke, ideologue of state OBC movement, passes away

Hari Narke, ideologue of state OBC movement, passes away
Updated on Aug 10, 2023 11:34 am IST

Art historian Kavita Singh passes away

Kavita Singh (HT PHOTO)
Updated on Jul 31, 2023 01:53 am IST

Over the rainbow: A Wknd interview with author and poet Ruth Vanita

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(Raj K Raj / HT Photo)
Updated on Jul 24, 2023 06:13 pm IST

India’s scholarly output rises, global rank improves to 3

He had developed a talent for mathematics from a very young age, mastering trigonometry at the age of 12 and was eligible for a scholarship at the Government Arts College in Kumbakonam.
Updated on Dec 20, 2022 03:37 am IST

Thomas Edward Lawrence: Legendary war hero and scholar

As a teenager, Lawrence and schoolmate Cyril Beeson travelled on bicycles around Berkshire, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire to observe monuments and old buildings and to collect data related to the structures. The duo also toured France on bicycles.
Updated on May 25, 2020 07:00 pm IST

Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya: Model engineer and scholar

Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya received the Bharat Ratna in 1955 for his work in engineering and education.
Updated on Jan 14, 2020 06:50 pm IST

Scholar wants ‘bhoot vidya’ course name to be changed

The course name ‘Bhoot Vidya’ conveys a bad message.
Updated on Dec 30, 2019 10:47 am IST

Saudi scholar arrested over Easter bombings in Sri Lanka

The government says Zahran, a radical Tamil-speaking preacher, was a leader of the group.
Updated on May 13, 2019 10:46 am IST

Muslims by religion, Hindu by tradition, nomads in Buxar excite scholars

Nomads at Bihta claim themselves as Paithan, but follow Hindu traditions. The dead are cremated
Published on Mar 01, 2019 03:25 pm IST

Arrest of scholars in Delhi: IISER research students threaten to protest on Pune roads

Research students from Indian Institute of science education and research Pune (IISER) protested against the arrest of 2000 research scholars in Delhi protested outside the Ministry of Human Resource Development's headquarters at IISER on Saturday.
Updated on Jan 20, 2019 02:56 pm IST